Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Samsung
100 Overall Score
vs
Inland TN320 512GB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Inland
49 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
No customer feedback yet
Inland TN320 512GB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
55 out of 100 low confidence 7 reviews
Mixed feedback: some users praise the SSD for its value and performance in home labs and builds, while others report early failures and data loss. Thermal throttling under sustained load is a noted concern, and one user found it slightly slow as a main drive.
Pros
- Good value for money
- Fast and reliable in builds
- Works well in home lab servers
- Good benchmarks and file transfers
Cons
- Early failures and data loss
- Thermal throttling under sustained load
- Slightly slow as main drive
- Failed immediately with corrupted sectors
Reliability 3
Value for money 2
Performance 3
Thermal throttling 1
Data loss 2
Ease of use 1
Scores
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Specifications
| Samsung 9100 PRO | Inland TN320 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 3.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 5★ | 3 |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Controller | Samsung in-house Controller | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 5 | 6★ |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong random (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong feature (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong capacity (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Below average affordability (2nd percentile)2nd %ile
Inland TN320 512GB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong endurance (91st percentile)91st %ile
- Strong affordability (70th percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (11th percentile)11th %ile
- Below average capacity (34th percentile)
Verdict
Winner: Samsung 9100 PRO
Scores 100 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 10 of 18 specs.